Attachable cuff for trouser legs and the like



May 19, 1953 c. cRoMP-roN, JR

ATTACHABLE CUFF' FOR TROUSER LEGS AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 7, 1951 fr., a

Patented May 19, 1953 f f OFFICE ATTACHABLE CUFF FOR TROUSER LEGS AND THE LIKE Charles Crompton, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y. Application August 7, 1951, serial No. 240,678

3 Claims.

This invention relates to detachable cuffs for trouser legs or jacket or shirt sleeves. It is particular'ly directed to a detachable cuff which will fit over the original cuff or-substitute for it comy pletely.

An object of this invention is to provide a highly improved detachable cuff of the character described which may be detachably attached to the lower end of the trouser leg, thereby saving wear on the original trouser cuff and prolonging the life of a pair of trousers or a suit of clothes, and which shall be provided with means to keep said additional cuff smooth and neat in appearance.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a detachable cuff of the character described, of novel shape and color,- to add new style to sport clothes, thereby causing greater interest in the appearance and style of trousers.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a detachable cuff of the character described provided with spring clips for detachably attaching the cuff to the lower end of the trouser leg,

land for keeping the added cuff smooth and nat and of pressed appearance.

Yet a further object of this invention is .to provide a detachable cuff of the character described which shall be inexpensive to manufacture, easy lto attach and detach, which shall be durable, attractive in appearance, and yet practical and efficient to a high degree in use.

othr objects of this invention win in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the fea- Atures of construction, combinations of elements,

and arrangement ofparts, which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and

-of which the scope of invention will be indicated 'in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which are shown various illustrative embodiments. of thisr invention,

Fig. lis a side elevational view of the lower end of a trouser leg showing a detachable cuff emvbodyingthe invention attached to the original trouser leg cuff, `and with parts broken away;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 2A is a side elevational view of the clip I9 'shown in Fig. 2 but removed from the cuff and in Fig. 3;l v f Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 and illustrating yet another modified construction;

Fig. 6 is across-sectional view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating yet another modied construction;

Fig. '7 is also a View similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating yet another modification. y

Referring now in detail to the drawing, lll designates a trouser leg provided with the usual cuff Il. The cuff comprises an upturned double layered folded portion |2 forming a fold I3 at' the bottom and having a folded edge I4 at its upper end. In the drawing, I5 designates a detachable: cuff embodying the invention, detachably attached to the original cuff Il.

The cuff I5 comprises a tubular sleeve I6 of cloth, synthetic plastic sheeting or any other suitable flexible sheet material. The tubular sleeve I6 may increase in height either towards its front end or rear end, as shown in Fig. l. Thus in Fig. l the tubular sleeve I6 is higher at one end |'l than at the other` end |8,^having an inclined upper edge. The tubular sleeve I6 may be of equal height throughout, if desired, or it may have any other suitable ornamental shape.

Within the sleeve I6, at each side of the trouser leg, are a pair of spring clips 'I9 and 20. The spring clips |9 and 2|] are similar except that one clip maybe longer than the other to conform to the height of the cuff sleeve I6. Only one spring clip I9 will therefore be described.

Each spring 'clip I9 comprises a lower torsion 25. The plate 25 extends upwardly to a vgreater height than the plate 24. At the upper end of the plate 25 is a coil torsion spring 26 having one arm 2l attached to the upper end of said plate. Attached to the other arm 28 of the torsion spring 26 is a downwardly extending plate 29. Thetorsion spring 2| may be wider thanl the torsion spring 26.

Plate 25 may beformed with openings 30 for the purpose hereinafter appearing, and plate 24 is formed with openings 3| for the purpose hereinafter appearing. f

VThe sleeve I5 has a portion 35 contacting the outer surface of plates 24. Extending downwardly from portion 35 is a fold portion 36 wrapped around the undersides of the springs 2|. Extending upwardly from portion 36, is a portion 31 contacting the outer surfaces of plates 25. Extending from the upper end of portion 31 is a portion 38 wrapped around the springs 26. Extending down from portion 38 is a portion 39 contacting the outer surfaces of plates 29. At the lower end of portion 39 is a fold portion 40 Wrapped around the lower edges of plates 29. Extending upwardly from fold 40 is a portion 4I contacting the inner surfaces of plates 29. At the upper end of portion 4I is a fold edge 42 located below the springs 26. Extending down from thef'ldf.7 42 is .sa rportion43 contacting the inner surfaces of plates 25. I#At the'flofwenerd of portion 43 is a folded up portion 44 located above the spring 2I. Extending upwardly from fold portion 44 is a portionv45 .contacting the inner surfaces of plates 24. Atthe upper lend of said portion 45 is a fold portion 46 folded over the upper edges of plates r24 and''intercon--1 necting portions 45 and 35. The..portion.45 of sleeve I6 contacts the inner surface ofY the trouser leg adjacent its lower end. The fold'lfolds around the'lower fold`|3 of the trouser leg. -Portion143 4.contacts .the outer fsurace -i of :the cuff I2. Thertoldf42:foldsf.aroundthe fold I4 :oft-lie` cuff I'2. The .portionAL contactsithe inner surface-.of 'fthe icuii i2. .The portion ,G6 contacts the outer surface of the trouser leg.

vItrwill now loey understood `that the. coil.` springs 2I tend to press .platesf24towardsplates 25 for .clamping :ag portion of the sleeve IIiagainst the dower end zof f the '.trouser Ileg. Also, -the v coil springsd-Spress plates/29 towardsplates -25 for v.gripping the. upperend of the trouser cuff I2.

:The portion 3If-offthe.sleeve |16 is stitched by mea-ns ofsstitching `SI1-'to :pla-te 25, said stitching .passing through theppen-ings 36. Furthermore, the portion 35 of the sleeve I6 is.-stitched to plate -f2-4 lby.-means of stitching 5I passing through .the openingsl. .Thusthe sleeve- I6 is held in .stretched .or taut and smooth. condition-.around the cuff .of` thetrouserleg. Theadditional cuff I5 may be readily-attachedand: easily removed from-.the trouser. leg-currand protects the same. .5

fl'Ifhersleeve. l5..-rnay-be.of fdi-erent. color to addv to 'thefsty-ling, vif desired.

Furthermore, the additional `cuff I5y instead. of comprising a` completely .tubulansleeve I6 vmay .have the parts .46, 4I, 42, 43, 44,145 .and 46 omitted, sothat itcom-prises .a sleeve onband of cloth :or .-other. flexible. sheety material.

Ln..Fig. .3 .there isushow-n a vtrouser-.curi I5CL embody-ingv the .invention and illustrating a rmodi-- ed construction. .The-trouser .cuir i5a .is likewise.detachaloly .attached tmthetrouserleg I6 wlandmitsrcuill. .The-.additionalfcuif I5@ com- .prises` ar..band or .sleeveelike piece .of .cloth4 .or .ctheriiexiblefsheetmaterial Ia. .held in place. .by our Ispring clips-56 (Fig. 4).v twoon. one.- side. of lthe trouser. .leg and two on the other.

.-.Each -spring-ciip. 66 comprises ...a :coil .torsion `springql -to :one larm-.of which is..attached..an v.upwardly extending :plate 62 Vformed with` -a .downwardly. extending punched-out spring tongue :63. Attached .toA-thevfotherY arm lof `the spring 6I is a plate 64. The upper end of plateq64is aattachedtone arnnof-y an-upper torsionisprfi-ng-, .'.tomhenother Iarmowfliehz issattaclaedaawdownwandlyaextending platdformed with apunched out upwardly extending tongueSI.

The-sleeved d zhas. an innerportiom :'I Ilcontact- Hing :the outside surfaces fofzpla-tes 62 and the .uppenedge ofisa'idportion EIB-lis received between the tonguesiSG-.fandzfplatesfsdzasa to :be gripped thereby. Extendingfrom yportion.` t I- is .,a f told .portion i I wrappediaroundithe dtorsiorrsp'rings 5I.

Extending froxruportion I I-.fis anportiun'l Mecen- .tactingthe fouterfauriaces;rofcplatesi 6.4. .rAt'f the Liuppererend.zofirportioni 12.:.fisz.aitopvfoldzpurtions 13 folded around the upper torsion springs 65. Extending downwardly from the fold portion I3 is a portion 'I4 contacting the outer surfaces of plates 56. The lower tedge of portion I4 is received between the upwardly extending spring tongues 61 and said plates 66 so as to be gripped thereby.

At the mnersurfacepf platefTU ofeach spring clipi-isfafrough'fprongddggripping port/ion 'I5 to aid in gripping the cloth of the trouser leg.

It will now be understood that the spring 6I Acxnnpresses,plate.portions 62 and 64 together, gfgripfping'the lower end of the trouser leg. Such gripping or clamping engagement is enhanced I'bythegripping portion 15. It will also be under- .stoo.d.that.thetorsion spring 65 clamps plates '56 and`64 togetherto grip the portion I2 of the cuffftl. Thus the additional cuff I5a covers the original cuff of the trouser leg and protects it, and ithus-fextends VVthe lifefof the 4trousers-and vhence of the whole suit. .Furthermorefthisadditional" cui may be. made of .qornamentalrma- .terial .and adds to .the .attractiveness or ystyle .of

the garment.

In'. Fig. 5. there is eshown .a protective Vcuri .1 |519 attached tothe llower endof a .cuiess trouser -leg- 16a. The cuff- 15b; comprisesafban'd or sleeve i trib .of vcloth-or other, flexible sheet.material,v held in-placeikewiserby four spring clips .80,.only one. of whichwill. be .described herein.

"Iiw'o ofthe spring-.clipsare located on each v.side of-the trouser leg. .Each spring..clip..86 comprises a plate iii formed with a punched out .downwardly Aextending spring tongue .82. .-At-

tac-hedtothe lower end. .of plate ..8 I is .onearm lof/a .coiltorsion-.spring The.otherf.arm of .the .torsion f spr-ing ..83 is ...attached kto f the .lower end 01"' a plate 8d ,formed with. apunchedout .upwardly extendingspring tongue 85.

The .sleeve` I 6b. comprises aportion. .86. contact- ,the'louteiwsurface-.of platefl. vThe upper edge-.of saidfportion ...86 `-is gripped I-Ioetween the .vtongue 32.and said iplate 8l. --Extending from said portion 66 is a bottom.foldportiont'ifolded .aroundthe vlower-:ends Iof the springv clips. :Ex-

tendingupwardly from` portion '87 is ,a portion :88"contacting't-he outeixsurfacel of-rplatei 84. ^At lthe upper end of portion 88 issa topI olclportion 589zfoldedsaround .the top ledge. of ,plate-.64. Ex-

tending from saidtopfold .portionzg isl aaportion .'96 gripped# between. the tongue and said plate 64. .PlatefSUmaythai/e ndentedvvprongsl v:to aid iii-gripping `the trouser leg.

.it :wi-l1 now Aloe .',understood l that the .i torsion springi1163-..;serres-to clampplatest and -64 ...together: to` 'grip'. the lower end-.of the trouserrfleg, .and such-:gripis aidedyby. the gripping portion SI.

in Fig. 6 there is shownfa; trouser leg Hi;l pro- :vided .with a cuff .I i I. .'Detachably frattached thereto? -isf arradditional.l vprotectimef-cuff' I 5er embodying the invention and illustratingzanother modi-ned construction. Thetrouserscuff IfI has an' upwardly extending 'portion' I2, las shown-in the drawing. The`additional-cufv l 5c comprises likewise agplurality.' ofl spring clips' 'I 00 lattached "to'a band or sleeve 16C' of clothA yorother'suitable .,exible `.sheet material. Each .spring clip. |00 .comprises .a 'plateiII having an inwardly'extending prong I6? at its upper end. ,.At .the .lowerlendotplate Iisacoil. torsion spring. .I 03. Attached to the torsion spring Isanullwardly extending 'plate mmiponnectedto. onearmnof a torsion-.spring .The other.-;arm..of..tlae:'-torsion spring |65 is attached to a plate |06 extend- 5 ing downwardly and formed at its lower end with an inwardly extending prong |01.

The sleeve |c has a portion |06 contacting the outside surface of plate |0| and stitched thereto by stitching |01a passing through openings in the plate mi. Extending from said portion |06 is a bottom fold portion |08 folded around the lower end of the spring clip. Extending upwardly from the bottom fold portion |08 is a portion |09 contacting the outer surface of plate and stitched thereto by stitching I I0a passing through suitable through openings in said plate |04. At the upper end of portion |09 is a top fold portion I I0 folded around the upper end of the spring clip. Extending downwardly from the top fold portion ||0 is a downwardly extending portion I contacting the outside of plate |06 and stitched thereto by stitching- ||2 passing through suitable openings in said plate.

It will now be understood that the spring |03 presses the plates |0| and |04 together to cause the prong |02 to grip the trouser leg. Also, the torsion spring |05 presses plate |00 towards plate |04 to cause the prong |01 to grip the cuff portion |2.

In Fig. '7 there is shown a trouser leg I0 provided with cuff having an upwardly turned cui portion I2. In said figure is also shown an additional cuff |5d illustrating yet another modified construction and comprising a band or sleeve Id of cloth or other suitable flexible sheet mal terial, attached to la plurality of spring clips |20,

one of which is shown also in Fig. 8.

Each spring clip |20 comprises a plate I 2| formed with a punched out downwardly extending spring tongue |22. Riveted or otherwise attached to the lower end of plate |2| is a plate |23 formed adjacent its upper end with a downwardly extending punched out tongue |24. The tongue |24 is formed with a punched out upwardly extending tongue I2l|a for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

The sleeve ld comprises a plate |25, the upper end of which is gripped between the tongue |22 and the plate |2|. Extending from portion |25 is a bottom fold portion |26 wrapped around the lower edge of the spring clip 20. Extending upwardly from the bottom fold portion I 26 is a portion |21 contacting the outer surface of plate |23. At the upper end of portion |21 is a top fold portion |28 folded about the upper edge of plate |23. Extending downwardly from the top fold portion |28 is a portion |29 gripped between the spring tongue |2l|a and the spring tongue |24. The lower end of the trouser leg cuff is gripped between the plate |20 and the plate |23 by the spring action of said plates. The upper end of the cuff portion I2 is gripped between the spring tongue |24 and the plate |21. Thus the clips are firmly gripped to the trouser leg and the sleeve |0d is rmly gripped to the spring clips.

Any suitable number of said spring clips may be employed in any of the modifications described herein.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might vbe made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interrupted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

.Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination with a trouser leg having an upturned cuff, an additional cuff comprising a plurality of spring clips and a band of flexible sheet material and means to atta-ch said band to said clips, each of said clips comprising a lower spring clamp to clamp the lower fold of said upturned cuff, and an upper spring clamp to clamp the upper edge of said upturned cuff, and said band of flexible sheet material comprising a portion disposed at the inside of the trouser leg, and portions covering said clips and the outside of said upturned cuff and the upper edge of said upturned cuff.

2. A cuff to be detachably secured to the cuff of trousers, comprising a clip having spring means to grip the top of the trouser cuff, and spring means to grip the lower end of the trouser and its cuff, a band of flexible material encircling the trouser cui, and completely covering the clip, and means to attach said band to said clip.

3. A cuif to be detachably secured to the cuff of trousers, comprising a clip having a plate, spring means to grip the top of the trouser cuff, and spring means to grip the lower end of the trouser and its cuff, a band of iiexible material encircling the trouser cuff, and completely covering the clip, and means to attach said band to said clip, and Said spring means to grip the lower edge of the trouser comprising a torsion spring having two arms, said spring means to grip` the top edge of the trouser cuif comprising a torsion spring having two arms and one arm of each of said torsion springs being interconnected by means of said plate.

CHARLES CROMPTON, JR.

References cited in the fue of this patenty UNITED sTATEs PATENTS Number Name Date 398,200 Elzas Sept, 8, 1908 1,522,678 Gruss Jan. 13, 1925 2,583,861 Lewallen Jan. 29, 1952 

